Press Releases

Case 13-051852 Friday, December 13, 2013 At 3:53 AM on December 13, 2013, a resident of the 1800 block of Allen Lane in Abington was awoken by noises coming from downstairs in her home.  She went to investigate and found the contents of her purse strewn on the dining room table and realized that a…

Abington Township has declared a Snow Emergency which will be in effect from Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. until Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 6:00 a.m. Remember, always drive more carefully under wet or slippery conditions! An Abington Township Ordinance adopted in 1993 designates a snow emergency whenever: Two or more inches of…

Case 13-047726 Tuesday, November 26, 2013 At 1:30 PM on November 14, 2013, a senior citizen who lives on Mill Road in the Meadowbrook section of Abington Township walked out his driveway to get his mail. He was approached by a male (suspect #1) who identified himself as a “water company employee”. Suspect #1 told…

During the month of August there continued to be numerous thefts from parked vehicles inAbington Township. Although a majority of these recent thefts occurred in the Huntingdon Valley and Elkins Park sections of the township, all neighborhoods have fallen victim to these types of thefts in the past. These thefts can include items from GPS units to…

Case 13-032247 In June, 2013, Abington Police investigated three different cases where American Express Gift Cards were ordered using an Abington resident’s credit card account without their knowledge or authorization. The gift cards, which were for amounts between $1,000 and $2,000, would then be delivered to the card owner’s home by UPS. During two of…